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insolent

[ in-suh-luhnt ]

adjective

  1. boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting:

    an insolent reply.

    Synonyms: ,



noun

  1. an insolent person.

insolent

/ ˈɪԲəəԳ /

adjective

  1. offensive, impudent, or disrespectful
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԲDZԳٱ, adverb
  • ˈԲDZԳ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • s·Գ· adverb
  • v·s·Գ adjective
  • over·s·Գ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of insolent1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English from Latin insolent- (stem of ԲDZŧԲ ) “departing from custom,” equivalent to in- in- 3 + sol- (stem of DZŧ “to be accustomed”) + -ent- -ent
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of insolent1

C14: from Latin insolens, from in- 1+ DZŧ to be accustomed
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Gil described as “insolent, meddling and rude” comments made by Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles.

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected the allegations of a cover-up, telling reporters these are “absolutely unfounded, insolent accusations about the head of the Russian state.”

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected the allegations of a cover-up, telling reporters that “these are absolutely unfounded, insolent accusations about the head of the Russian state.”

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Describing Sandy, Jefferson noted, “He is greatly addicted to drink, and when drunk is insolent and disorderly, in his conversation he swears much, and in his behavior is artful and knavish.”

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I have this insolent, oppositional child and I get to be liable for that?

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